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Iranian Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi Freed From Prison Months After Charges Were Dropped – Update
The dissident rapper was released from prison months after all charges against him were dropped by Iranian authorities
UPDATED, 7:05 PM: Months after escaping Iran ‘s death penalty and seeing all the charges against him dismissed, rapper Toomaj Salehi finally walked out of prison today. On the thirtysomething rapper’s post it read, in part: Toomaj Salehi, son of Iran, afters suffering 753 days of cruel, unfair and with reason and legal support ..today …was released from Isfahan Central Prison.” A court in Isfahan has upheld the original verdict of “corruption on earth” and issued the maximum punishment of death, according to Iranian pro-reform outlets Shargh and Entekhab.
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